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Alfa Romeo Delfino - Bertone's alternative to the GTV6

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Created on June 21, 2025

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Bruno von Rotz

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - Silhouette of the Bertone prototype

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Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 (1979) - The Alfa Sei provided the heart - the engine - for the GTV 6 Coupé

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Alfa Romeo GTV 6 (1981) - elegant stretched silhouette

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - unconventionally shaped coupé by Bertone based on the Alfa 6 saloon with a shortened wheelbase - at the 1983 Geneva Motor Show

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - Coupé study by Bertone - aerodynamically balanced - at the 1983 Geneva Motor Show

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - design sketch

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - Design drawing

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - Interior

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - large windows

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - wedge-shaped front with pop-up headlights

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - pleasing body line

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - also a feast for the eyes from behind

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - rear view

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - with matching architectural background

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - Interior designed by Bertone

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - Interior of the Bertone concept car

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - futuristic cockpit

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Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983) - Interior of the Bertone concept car

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Alfa Romeo Zeta 6 Zagato (1983) - Coupé in retro styling

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Summary

In 1983, Zagato and Bertone each presented an Alfa Romeo coupé with a V6 engine at the Geneva Motor Show. The two designs could hardly have been more different. Despite close-to-production technology, neither prototype made it into series production and today they are long forgotten.

This article contains the following chapters

Busso V6 and rear-wheel drive
Positive feedback for the Delfino
Sporty grand tourer
No series production

Estimated reading time: 4min

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At the 1983 Geneva Motor Show, two new cars stood virtually opposite each other, which could hardly have been more different despite having almost the same technical basis. While the Alfa Romeo Zeta Sei by Zagato seemed to look back to the past and featured elements from the sixties and seventies, the Alfa Romeo Delfino by Bertone presented itself like a messenger of the future. The technology for both cars came from Alfa Romeo and was characterized by one of the best-sounding V6 engines. While the Bertone coupé was based on the rather unobtrusively designed Alfa Sei saloon, Zagato used the sportier GTV6 as its basis.

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